Ethiopia keen to resume GERD talks with Egypt, Sudan

Ethiopia is keen to resume negotiations with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew told President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in a meeting in Cairo over the weekend, according to an Ittihadiya statement. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on Sudan and Ethiopia to speed up negotiations back in June, and announced plans for the countries’ foreign and irrigation ministers to continue discussions. The planned construction of the 6 GW GERD has been a source of tension between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia for several years now, and the issue remains unresolved.